The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-06-11

all at once he thought Of tho fresh meat upon
his shoulder, the sweet scent OF which, with
the barking, had attracted such number. The
meat suddenly fell And, while the gentle
crowd were quarrcling over their booty, our un-
protected hero escaped.
The Indians were meantime liable to give
dramatic entertainments OF much more pic
turesque character. The soldiers In the frequent
forts being well up also in their parts in rc-
hearsals as well rs In pitched battles. The star
actor OF all this Western Country was our North
Bend hero, General Harrison, and II he is not
now in the Wallhalla Of heroes, IL is because he
has gone still higher and that none OF us should
doubt we tell our beads before worthy shrine,
let us recount only lightly his origin and worthy
deeds.
General Harrison was the son Of the Hon.
Benz. Harrison, who was u member OF the Con-
tinental Congress, u signer OF the Declaration
OF Independence, and three times Governor Of
Virginia. His son was worthy OF such an honor
ed father, and man of large and generous
heart, with spirit and sagacity guided by an un.
swcrving sense Of honor His father designed
him for u physician, but upon his death, the
son, Just about to enter upon his medical
studies in Philadelphia, turned back to follow
his own inclination for military life. His first
appearance in this section Of country was as
commander Of Fort Washington, which stood
on the spot where Third and Main streets now
cross each other. Afterward he was appointed
Secretary Of the Northwestern Territory, com
prising Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wiscon-
sin. from which he was chosen Delegate to Con-
grcss, and later was appointed Governor Of the
same.
Then came the Indian hostilities when he was
the protector Of all this western country, earn.
ing well deserved fame In the battles of River
Raisn, the Thames and Tippecanoe. The fall OF
Tecumseh and eternal peace with the Indians
in this section was due to his good gcnernship
Hp thpn m ndar pf North
western Territory, with rank of Brigadier-
General. Having thereafter resigned from the
army upon point Of honor was elected in
1916 to House OF Representatives from Cncin-
natl District for three years, then to the Senate
for two years. He then retired to North Bend
was there called by John Q. Adams as Minis
ter to Bogota, Republic Of Colombia. Soon re.
called by General Jackson, he then again glad
ly retired to his home and family at North
Bend
Being in moderate pecuniary circumstances
he accepted the Office Of clerk Of the county
court for the term OF twelve years.
AT this time he delivered an annual address
before the Agricultural Society OF Hamilton
County showing himself familiar with both the
theory and practice OF agriculttire. A few loyal
words from this address may be quoted here:
I'm all ages and all countries the cultivators Of
the soil have been least willing to part with
their rights" "As long us the leaders of
the Roman armies were taken from the plow to
the plow they were willing to return, never in
the character OF General, forgetting the duties
of the citizen, and ever ready to exchange the
sword and the triumphal purple for the homely
vestments Of the husbandman."
In 1887 he was selected to deliver the ad-
dress before the Philosophical and Historical
Society of Ohio. Extracts from this and vari-
Gus other addresses and speeches would show
that he always spoke with rare good sense,
often with much efoquence.